Awning construction



Feb. 24, 1953 A. F. TITTSWORTH 2,629,146

AWNING CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 30, 1949 2 SHEETS-SHEET l HTToP E /5.

Feb. 24, 1953 A.'F. TITTSWORTH AWNING CONSTRUCTION 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 FiledDec. 50, 1949 Patented Feb. 24, 1953 UNITED STATES TPATENT "OFFICE32,629,146 AWNING CONSTRUCTION Ar-thurJF. .l'llittsworth, UnionCity,.Tenn.

Application'December 30, 1949, Serial1No.13l5,939

81Claims. 1 The present invention relatesgenerally to' awnings, and moreparticularly to metal awning construction, being specificallyconcernedwith the mounting construction andwith thesimplified form ofthe awning.

In brief, the present metal awning incorporates 'a preferablyintegral-formed m'ain'body portion and mounting fianges,'the-awningbeing disposed flush against the outer wall .of a building so that nailsor screws sumce to permanently anchorlt in place. Formed side and -frontpanels .are riveted or welded to the main .bodyiportion. .The

mounting flange is cut and l'formedto provide a reinforced mount forsecurely anchoring the v awning on a buildingiand, while preferably:integral withthe main body portion, may :be separately formed of asingle piece or -of :iseveral pieces of material.

Therefore, an object of .thevpresentinvention is to provide a novelpermanent awning preferably of metal which incorporates Ianrintegralmain body and mounting flange.

Anotherobiect is to provide novel :tmounting construction for permanentawnings which is 50f simplified, reinforced form and. incorporateseaseof securement to a building.

Another object is to provide' a novel mounting construction forpermanent awnings which is integral with the main body portion and is'offormed metal.

Another object is to provide a novel permanent awning whichis formed ofrelativelyl'few.parts.

Other obj cots are toiprovidera novclipermanent awning which isrelatively inexpensivefwhich. incorporates mounting constructionrenderingi'an- 'chorin'g "to .a building simple "yet permanent, which iis attractive, whichhas wide 1 application, which reduces the deadairzspace to.aminimum and requir s no ventilating, which is constructedfor long service-with minimummaintenancegand which otherwise qualifiesas a'serviceable-awning.

The foregoing and other objects and'a'dvan- 'tages are apparent fromthe'following"description taken with the accompanying drawings, in'which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a-meta1 awning constructed in accordancewiththeteachings of the present invention, parts beingbrcken away and insection to illustrate structural details;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational View thereof;

Fig. 3 is a side elevational viewthereof;

Figs. 4 and 5 are enlarged fragmentary vertical transverse.crossesectional views Lon isubstantially the lines l l-and fi-efirespec'tivelyiof Fig. 3;

'6 is'arear .elevational view thereof 'Fig. 7 is an enlargedlongitudinal cross-see sectional L view on substantially the line 8 8*of Fig. 9 isajplan view of a portion-pf a blank incorporating themounting flange;

Fig. 10 is "a'viewsimi-lar to .FigfiQ, showingthe blank after oneformi'ng operation;

Fig. '11 ---is-'a schematic front ielevation'al -view 'showing'aninstant awning appliedto 'a window of a building; and

Fi'gf12 is a schematicsi'dee1evati0nal-view thereof.

Referring to thedrawings more 'particulai-l y by reference numerals, "20 indicates gig'enerally a metal fawning incorporating the concepts ofthe present invention. Broadly, the awning 20 includes a main bodyportion22, "mounting-construction 2 4 forme'dintegral-with the main bodyportion 22, 'side, panels26, a-front panel 2=8, an d suitable braces.

More specifically, the main bodyportion' 2'2' is -'a singlesheet ormetal crimped or "press-formed to provide upper elongated segments and*a portion of "'a flat blank from which the body portion 22 and themounting construction "24 are formed, "the .latterbeing shown pre-cutrand including segments SB-and lllready'for crimping and forming definedby parallel slits 4i "and ,openings 39. Manifestly, consi'deringFig.10,"the

segments" 3 8'and'40 are continuationso'f thesegments .30andl32j1espectivly, the segments '40 including ;.portions of the"connecting "segments 34 as well. The "segments '38 are *cut back apredetermined amount in the initial pre-cutting for appearances of thefinal 'product,fas' is pointed out below. The mounting construction 2415in a vertical jplane and at an "obtuse angle to the main bodyiportion zz(Figsf7fandfl8). Theflseg- 'mjents .38 and "4B are bent to includereturned flanges Y38 and 40., respectively, and 'thels'eg- ,ments .38"andtheir flanges? 38' overlap .the edge areas of the segments 4'0 andtheir'fiang'es .405, being: secured thereto byirivetsvdz,therebylfor-mingaLs'tron'gsupportfor the awninglfi. Since the segmentsE40 are bent into substantially the plane of the segments "38 and thensecured thereto by the rivets 42, there is no subsequent return bending.Nail or screw openings 4.2: are provided in the segments 38 and 40. Inintegral construction, the mounting construction 24 is formed at thesame time the main body portion 22 is formed.

Each side panel 26 is a single member, being crimped to the same patternas the main body portion 22, and includes vertical outer and innersegments 44 and 46, respectively, joined by conl necting segments 48. Itis to be observed from Fig. 3 that the segments 44 and 4B areprogressively longer from the front to rear, and that the upper ends ofthe outer segments 44 are secured to the depending flanges 36 of themain body portion 22 by rivets 50 or the like. In the presentillustrative awning 2B, the inner segments 45 extend upwardly intoengagement with the under surface of the outer lower segments 32. areconvex for appearances. The rear outer segment 44 of each side panel 25includes a flange 52 for reinforcing and building attachment purposes(Figs. 6 and 7) v The front panel 28 is a single member, and is crimpedto the same pattern as the main body portion 22, including verticalouter and inner segments 54 and 56, as is clear from Figs. 2 and 3. Thesegments 54 and 56 are joined by connecting segments 58. is shown convexat its lower end for appearances, but may be concave. Each of theoutermost inner segments 56 has a side flange 60 to which is secured bya rivet 62 or the like the forward edge of the forwardmost outer segment44 (Fig. 3). Ventilation spaces may be provided between the upper endsof the segments 54 and 56 and the main body 22.

A brace 64 of channel cross section is secured to the inner face of eachside panel 26, being connected to each inner segment 46 by rivets 66 orthe like. A brace 68 of angle cross section is secured by rivets T tothe inner segments 56 of the front panel 28 and by rivets 12 to thelower segments 32 of the main body portion 22. The braces 64 may bewelded or otherwise secured to the flanges 52 if desired. Additional orother bracing may be employed for particular awnings which will dependto a large extent upon the size of the awning, it being manifest thatthe awning 26 may be constructed in various sizes.

In Figs. 11 and 12 is schematically illustrated an installation of anawning 20. It is clear from these figures that the awning preferablyextendsdownwardly only approximately half the depth of the upper sash84. Conventional fabric and metal awnings are mounted to strike a levelat about the intersection of the upper sash 84 and the lower sash 86.Nails or screws 85 passing through the provided openings 43 are entirelyadequate for permanently securing the awning 20 in operative position inrelation to a window.

Ventilation may be obtained for the awning 28 at the sides by cuttingoff a portion of the upper ends of the inner segments 46 of the sidepanels 26, so that such segments 46 do not contact the under surface ofthe lower segments 32 of the main body portion 22. Ventilation isthereby provided without impairing the full protection of the awning 20against driving rain, snow, and the like.

In the drawings is illustrated the preferred embodiment of an awningincluding an integral main body portion and mounting construction.

The lower ends of the segments 44 and 46 Each segment 54 and 56 However,the mounting construction 24 may be formed from a separate single pieceof material or plurality of pieces of material and riveted or otherwisesecured to the upper end of the main body portion. The mountingconstruction 24 may be adapted to pan construction found in manypermanent awnings.

It is manifest that there has been provided an awning 20 which fulfillsthe objects and advantages sought therefor.

It is to be understood that the foregoing description and theaccompanying drawings have been given by way of illustration andexample. It is also to be understood that changes in form of the severalparts, substitution of equivalent elements or steps, and rearrangementof parts or steps, which will be readily apparent to one skilled in theart, are contemplated as within the scope of the present invention whichis limited only by the claims which follow.

What is claimed is:

l. Awning construction comprising, in combination, an integral top panelincluding alternate offset upper and lower longitudinal panel segments,and supporting construction including a reinforced flange formedintegral with said top panel, said flange comprising extensions ofalternate offset upper and lower segments disposed in adjacentrelationship along overlapping edge portions.

2. Awning construction comprising, in combination, an integral top panelincluding alternate offset upper and lower longitudinal panel segments,supporting construction including a reinforced flange formed integralwith said top panel, said flange comprising extensions of alternateoffset upper and lower segments disposed in ad jacent relationship alongoverlapping edge portions, and means securing adjacent extensionstogether at the overlapping edge portions.

3. Awning construction comprising, in combination, a top panel includingalternate offset upper and lower longitudinal panel segments, andsupporting construction including a reinforced flange secured to saidtop panel, said flange comprising extensions of alternate offset upperand lower segments disposed in adjacent relationship along overlappingedge portions.

4. Awning construction comprising, in combination, a top panel includingalternate offset upper and lower longitudinal panel segments, supportingconstruction including a reinforced flange secured to said top panel,said flange comprising extensions of alternate offset upper and lowersegments disposed in adjacent relationship along overlapping edgeportions, and means securing adjacent extensions together at the overlapping edge portions.

5. Awning construction comprising, in combination, an integral top panelincluding alternate offset upper and lower segments, and supportingconstruction including a reinforced flange secured to said top panel,said flange comprising extensions of alternate offset upper and lowersegments disposed in adjacent relationship along overlap ping edgeportions, said extensions being returned one hundred and eighty degreesat the ends form ing reinforcing.

6. Awning construction comprising, in combination, an integral top panelincluding alternate offset upper and lower segments, supportingconstruction including a reinforced flange secured to said top panel,said flange comprising extensions of alternate offset upper and lowersegments disposed in adjacent relationship along overlapping edgeportions, said extensions being returned one hundred and eighty degreesat the ends forming reinforcing, and means securing adjacent extensionstogether at the overlapping edge portions engaging said returned ends.

'7. Awning construction comprising, in combination, top, front, and sidepanels, each of said panels including alternate offset segments inparallel planes, means including bracing elements combining said panelsinto an assembled unit, and supporting construction including anattaching flange secured to said top panel, said flange includingextensions of said alternate ofiset segments of said top panel disposedin adjacent relationship along overlapping edge portions, said partiallyoverlapped extensions being bent through one hundred and eighty degreesat the free ends to provide additional reinforcing.

8. Awning construction comprising, in combination, top, front, and sidepanels, each of said panels including alternate offset segments inparallel planes, means including bracing elements combining said panelsinto an assembled unit.

supporting construction including an attaching flange secured to saidtop panel, said flange including extensions of said alternate offsetsegments of said top panels disposed in adjacent relationship alongoverlapping edge portions, said partially overlapped extensions beingbent through one hundred and eighty degrees at the free ends to provideadditional reinforcing, and means securing adjacent extensiontogether atthe overlapping edge portions engaging said returned ends.

ARTHUR F. TITTSWORTH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,256,941 Crawford Sept. 23, 19412,441,081 Perry et al May 4, 1948 ,4 4,011 Overly June 21, 19492,503,136 Simpson Apr. 4, 1950

